Lincoln have won three of the last four meetings between these two sides, which have all been in League Two. Indeed, Stevenage have not beaten Saturday's opponents in any competition since March 2011, but we are backing them to secure a narrow success in this contest.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Stevenage win with a probability of 59.9%. A draw had a probability of 23% and a win for Lincoln City had a probability of 17.13%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stevenage win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.66%) and 2-1 (9.67%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.86%), while for a Lincoln City win it was 0-1 (6.11%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 13.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Stevenage in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Stevenage.